Daily Republican., 1887-09-08
THIRD EDITION.
Ph,ladeiphia Items.

PHILADELPHIA Sept. s.-Csptain John
MCGOWAN, fiity-sight-years-Old OF 2649
VIII lam street, commander of the grain
boat John A. Brice, was lost overheard
yesterday while coming up the river In
tow of the tug Horton, and up to late
hour last night his body had not been re
cover d
Captain MCGOWAN had made voyage
to Odessa, Delaware. with load OF fer
ti,izing material for the Hestonville Fer
tilizing Company. He had di charged
the cargo and was on bis way to the Rich
mond elevator In ballast when the acci'
dent occurred His only companion on
board the boat was his son. John.twelye
years-old, and soon after passing Red
Bank they were struck by the strong
gale accompanying the storm. which paes
ed over the city n the afternoon.
As soon IS the sQuall struck the boat
the captain put his boy In the cabin apd
shut the door, with Instructions to re-
main until the storm was over. He said
he was going to cover the matches. The
next thing the lad knew he heard the
voice OF some one calling for line to b.
thrown ashore. Not hearing response
from his father, he went ON deck, only TO
find that he had been i st.
Three Of the baIch covers were gone,
and 1t is presumed that while the captain
was In the act of lifting one OF them 1t
was caught by the squall ard he and the
heavy cover were blown overheard to
Cether. No one saw the affair, and DO
one on ths tug was aware OF the acct
cideut until the wharf was reached.
Captain McGowau had spent nearly the
whole OF his life on the water, and was
known as careful and responsible
man. BE had been In the employ Of
Owen Brady, of IS south Delaware
av nue., for more than a year, during
which time he had command of the boat
from which he was LIST.
The festive burglar is still a-burgling
The house of ex Sheriff William K Leeds,
248 north Tenth street, was broken into
about two o'clock yesterday morning by
thieves, who were frightened away be-
fore they could secure their booty. Mrs.
Stockton, who occupies the house pa,
saw two short dark-clothed men NOV
ing about the house, and promptly
aroused an officer on Vine street by
crying shrilly for help and spriuging u
rattle. The officer went around TO the
rear of the City Chairman's house, whose
family have been at Atlantic City all
summer, and found that the kitchen
shutters had been forced open. A lamp
burned brightly in the dining room.
Up stairs everything was In the great
est confusion Bureau drawers were
emptied on the floor, trunks bros en-
open, and on the bed ready to pack uI
lay lot of silver plate. AS soon as the
arm was given the men fled, going in
10 one of the many small disrepu able
houses on Morgan street. This 10 the
second attempt made this summer &c
burglariZe the house of the eX Sheriff
Specia Officers Simpson ana Lenoil
have ben detailed to work up The
case.
Andrew Lutz, of 2 Fcx's lane, Nice
towp, stood at thA bar of Judge Eeall'i
court yesterday for few minutes, but re
red ter q seat in he van. The story o
Mr. LulZ's downfall was related by hi
vie, who averre1 that the prisoner wa
in the habit Of ii ling up with fiahiin,
whiskey and compelling her aud TIN
children to leave their beds and sleep il
an old stable. He was also charged witt
Keeping his family on the verge Of starvs
tion, and occasionally amuseipg himsel
by pounding them all around. His bal
was only $oCO, but he couldn't raise 1t.
During stone fight between 8 score {
telegraph messenger boys at Broad an
Chestnut streets lat night James Galla
CHER, aged IL years, Of 1925 Morava
street, was struck en- the head and ha
his skull fractured by Arthur Stagp
another messenger boy. Gallagher la
his wound dressed at the Medico- Chi
urgical Hospital and taken home. Th
wounded lads father called at th
Tweni tn dist let alton and informe
Lieutenant Myers that he would nc
prosecute the boy who threw the bnck
Stagg was not arrested.